Layers, About layers – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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3 Determine what should occur if a loaded master has the same name as a master in the current document.
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Choose Replace Master Pages if you want the masters from the source to override the destination document’s
masters with the same names. If your destination document does not have any overridden items, it is safe to Replace
Master Pages on import.
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Choose Rename Master Pages to change the page prefixes to the next available letter in the alphabet.
Once you have imported masters from a source document, a link is set up between the source document and the
destination document. When you subsequently load masters from the same source document, the association between
overridden items and their parent items on reloaded master pages is maintained. This association lets you keep master
pages in different documents consistent without putting those documents into a book.
If you want to use this method of keeping master pages consistent, you should load the master pages from the source
document before overriding any objects on the master. If your document has overridden items and you have never
imported masters from any source, those overridden items become detached the first time you load from a source
document and replace master pages with the same name as the parent master of the overridden items.
If you subsequently import masters from a different source document, however, and choose Replace Master Pages, the
overridden items may become detached. Any same-named masters from the new source document will be applied to
the document page containing overridden items, creating two sets of objects.
Layers
About layers
Each document includes at least one named layer. By using multiple layers, you can create and edit specific areas or
kinds of content in your document without affecting other areas or kinds of content. For example, if your document
prints slowly because it contains many large graphics, you can use one layer for just the text in your document; then,
when it’s time to proofread the text, you can hide all other layers and quickly print the text layer only. You can also use
layers to display alternate design ideas for the same layout, or versions of advertisements for different regions.
Think of layers as transparent sheets stacked on top of each other. If a layer doesn’t have objects on it, you can see
through it to any objects on layers behind
it.
Additional layer notes:
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Objects on masters appear at the bottom of each layer. Master items can appear in front of document page objects
if the master page objects are on a higher layer. (See “
About masters, stacking order, and layers
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Layers involve all pages of a document, including masters. For example, if you hide Layer 1 while editing page 1 of
your document, the layer is hidden on all pages until you decide to show it again.
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For information on converting layers from Adobe PageMaker® or QuarkXPress, see “
Updated 18 June 2009